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the polls say mitt romney. do you grow with that? >> i think looking at the polls it seems to be mitt romney. when you look at the organization, the structure, the ability to get your message out across the tv, it is definitely going toward governor romney's side. now it will be matter of the speaker gingrich will be able to stay in this race, at least up until march when we have the big super tuesday. >> one other question for you. if romney does win tonight, what's the take away? what happens, do you think? >> well, i think the take away is that florida ended up being a very pivotal point in this primary this time. florida is the fourth largest state in the union. very diverse from north florida down to south florida where i am and of course down into the keys. i think it shows a good indicator of the strength of a candidate as we move on. >> will cain, stand by for one second, if you will, congressman. so he's saying florida might be the best indicator so far. do you think that that's true? >> i think florida is a good proxy for t
the polls say mitt romney. do you grow with that? >> i think looking at the polls it seems to be mitt romney. when you look at the organization, the structure, the ability to get your message out across the tv, it is definitely going toward governor romney's side. now it will be matter of the speaker gingrich will be able to stay in this race, at least up until march when we have the big super tuesday. >> one other question for you. if romney does win tonight, what's the take away?...
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latest gallup tracking poll has him leading romney by five points. some of that survey taken before the debate but a lot of it taken after. >>> starring big bird, produced after mitt romney declared he would cut funding for pbs during last week's debate. it is laced with sarcasm, casting the sesame street character as an evil corporate fiend. >> bernie madoff, ken lay, criminals, glutton of greed. and the evil genius who towered over them? one man has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. big bird. big bird. >> it's me, big bird. >> a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about. it's sesame street. >> i am going to stop the subsidy to pbs. >> mitt romney, taking on our enemies, no matter where they nest. >> campaign street says the recent campaign appearances eight mentions of big bird, five mentions of elmo, zero mentions of libya and zero plans to fix the economy, saying that the big bird references are small. every time that ad has been p y played this morning, everyone has erupted in laughter. >> that
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right now the polling is mixed. some polls show romney with a small lead. other polls show the president's got a lead, and no surprise, the state of florida, we're having some voting issues there. cnn's john zarrella is live in plantation, florida, this morning. good morning, john. >> you're right. it is tight here as you would expect in florida. mitt romney leading the president in that cnn/orc poll by one percentage point, 50% to 49%. while mitt romney was not in florida over the weekend, he'll be here today, the president did come down to south florida to one of the key, key counties, broward county, because he knows how important that county is, heavily democratic. he spoke to about 23,000 people gathered at a local rye tool there. he spoke for about 20 minutes. you mention the problem early voting rt shofsenned this year from 14 days four years ago down to eight days. there were repeated efforts by the league of women voters, senator bill nelson, to get the republican governor rick scott, to extend the time for early voting. he did not do it. people st
right now the polling is mixed. some polls show romney with a small lead. other polls show the president's got a lead, and no surprise, the state of florida, we're having some voting issues there. cnn's john zarrella is live in plantation, florida, this morning. good morning, john. >> you're right. it is tight here as you would expect in florida. mitt romney leading the president in that cnn/orc poll by one percentage point, 50% to 49%. while mitt romney was not in florida over the...
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there are polls that show governor romney is a worst position in terms of unfavorable than any other nominee. romney has spent a lot of money but as time goes on, the unfavorable opinions of him are going up. it's not like he hasn't trialed to make people like him. why can't he connect with the voters? >> i think first of all, explaining those numbers are very easy, john. just because governor romney ran in '08 and running now, doesn't mean he was on television for four years running around on air force one and spending money in advertising. the fact of the matter is, it's very easy to see. if president obama hadn't had spent tens of millions of dollars on negative advertising, some of this which you know is completely untrue, all over the country for almost an entire year, well, it has an effect. but the good news for us is that we now are in a position to outspend them on television and tell our story, tell mitt romney story starting with our convention going through the fall. and turn the tables. i mean, that's what campaigning is all about. i think we're in a great position becau
there are polls that show governor romney is a worst position in terms of unfavorable than any other nominee. romney has spent a lot of money but as time goes on, the unfavorable opinions of him are going up. it's not like he hasn't trialed to make people like him. why can't he connect with the voters? >> i think first of all, explaining those numbers are very easy, john. just because governor romney ran in '08 and running now, doesn't mean he was on television for four years running...
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mitt romney is leading in those polls. when you look at the national polls, newt gingrich is lieding in the polls. explain that. what's happening with the american gop voter right now? >> well, i think that the gop electorate is still split, just like you saw in iowa, could very well see it in florida. remember in south carolina, at the beginning of the week newt was way behind. he ended up winning. i'm not predicting that he's going to win florida but i'm saying a lot could happen between now and the polls close on tuesday night. >> mr. cane, this is will cain. how are you? >> hello, will. >> we all know that 9-9-9 has been your love, your platform. you've been pushing it. i think you just said that you and newt have been talking about 9-9-9. can we expect newt gingrich to make 9- 9-9 part of his platform? >> not necessarily. he and i have talked and it is under serious consideration of the way we replace the tax code. this is why he also asked me to co-chair his economic growth advisory council, which i will. so what do
mitt romney is leading in those polls. when you look at the national polls, newt gingrich is lieding in the polls. explain that. what's happening with the american gop voter right now? >> well, i think that the gop electorate is still split, just like you saw in iowa, could very well see it in florida. remember in south carolina, at the beginning of the week newt was way behind. he ended up winning. i'm not predicting that he's going to win florida but i'm saying a lot could happen...
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when they dug deep into that, you actually su that mitt romney won in a lot of questions in the polls. here is a list of them. who better handled the economy? health care, romney 49%, obama 46%. i think you have -- you cannot look at some of these breakdown polls and feel that last night was a huge victory in those particular areas. >> two points i would make. one wolf made last night, which is the poll was about an 8% to 10% more republican sample than the normal cnn polls. and if you look at that question, who do people in the poll think is better to handle the economy, mitt romney had even a larger lead. if you look at where mitt romney started that debate with the answer on who was going to be better on the economy and then after an hour and a half, that number decreased significantly. so i think -- look, i'm enormously pleased with the president's performance and i think undecided voters saw a commanding, in-charge president that talked specifically about what he's done and what he wants to do to move this economy forward and continue to strengthen it. and i think, without a doub
when they dug deep into that, you actually su that mitt romney won in a lot of questions in the polls. here is a list of them. who better handled the economy? health care, romney 49%, obama 46%. i think you have -- you cannot look at some of these breakdown polls and feel that last night was a huge victory in those particular areas. >> two points i would make. one wolf made last night, which is the poll was about an 8% to 10% more republican sample than the normal cnn polls. and if you...
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challengers uniting in bashing mitt romney. it seems to be, wog. you look at the polls. newt gingrich is the guy leading the charge. that's not a big surprise. former speaker is going to join us live this morning. this little girl. 9/11 baby. you might remember she was killed in the tucson massacre. 9-year-old kristina taylor green. now her mom is trying to keep her daughter's memory alive. he's got a new book. she's going to join us to talk about that this morning. >>> outrage in mississippi as the governor has pardoned four killers. this is as he is kind of going out the door. we're going to talk to a family member of the victims who says they've been left now without any answers. no one is talking to them. and then, a tragedy. i'm not even a really big football fan. that was so sad to watch, the tide rolling over my favorite lsu. of course, they were thrilled because it was revenge approximately we'. we'll talk about that. and former chief white house staff, they're going to talk about the former governor's late surge. texas a&m going to get into it with tebow. all th
challengers uniting in bashing mitt romney. it seems to be, wog. you look at the polls. newt gingrich is the guy leading the charge. that's not a big surprise. former speaker is going to join us live this morning. this little girl. 9/11 baby. you might remember she was killed in the tucson massacre. 9-year-old kristina taylor green. now her mom is trying to keep her daughter's memory alive. he's got a new book. she's going to join us to talk about that this morning. >>> outrage in...
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a new poll shows that obama has a lead over mitt romney, 47% over mitt romney's 43%. but the negative tone of the campaign is taking a toll on both candidates. a new poll shows that 43% of voters polled now have an unfavorable view of the president up from 38% back in june. 40% say they have a negative view of mitt romney up a point. when asked which candidate is conducting a more negative campaign, 22% say it's the president. 12% say it's mitt romney. 34% say both sides are equally running negative campaigns. that brings us to congressman randy forbes this morning, republican from virginia, a romney campaign surrogate. nice to see you, sir. appreciate it. >> always great to be with you. >> thank you. i appreciate that. the polls are a bummer. i just gave you a little insight into some of the polls, not all of it. the negative ads reaping negative benefits, and it's only july. that to me bodes a bigger problem as we head into the actual election. i think one pollster said this is the kind of stuff you usually see in october. are you concerned about that? >> well, i th
a new poll shows that obama has a lead over mitt romney, 47% over mitt romney's 43%. but the negative tone of the campaign is taking a toll on both candidates. a new poll shows that 43% of voters polled now have an unfavorable view of the president up from 38% back in june. 40% say they have a negative view of mitt romney up a point. when asked which candidate is conducting a more negative campaign, 22% say it's the president. 12% say it's mitt romney. 34% say both sides are equally running...
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significantly lower than mitt romney is polling? >> i think we're in second place and that's a good place to start. so, i think we're going to have some momentum and we're going to continue to do what we're doing. it's, it's a live free or die state. they're very freedom oriented and that mesnl will spread there and i'm confident we will do quite well. >> newt gingrich said about you, he believes that you are a stunningly dangerous candidate. and he would not support you. you're laughing. do you worry about that and his ability. i mean, he came in fourth and he is still moving on in this race. you concerned about that at all? >> you know what, you know what i laugh about is that nobody disagrees with me that my reputation is, i strictly adhere to the constitution. i strictly adhere to balance budget and never vote for spending that we can't afford and always lower taxes. i don't want to fight a war that's unconstitutional and i'm the dangerous person. you know, when newt gingrich was called to serve us in the 19 60s during the vietn
significantly lower than mitt romney is polling? >> i think we're in second place and that's a good place to start. so, i think we're going to have some momentum and we're going to continue to do what we're doing. it's, it's a live free or die state. they're very freedom oriented and that mesnl will spread there and i'm confident we will do quite well. >> newt gingrich said about you, he believes that you are a stunningly dangerous candidate. and he would not support you. you're...
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and then american research group poll showing mitt romney ahead 26%. huntsman surging in second place. the debates started turning on mitt romney. take a listen. >> if his record was so great as governor of massachusetts why didn't you run for re-election? >> i went to massachusetts to make a difference. i didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. i made a difference. i put in place the things i wanted to do. >> can we drop a little bit of the bologna. you dropped out of office. been out of state preparing to run for president. you didn't have this interlude of citizenship while you thought about what to do. >> well, these debates, very interesting. weekend full of debates. let's introduce you to the folks we're talking with this morning. lloyd mcdonald, nice to you, sir. feel free to dig in and eat any of the fries you want. >> i don't think i need it. >> luke hanes is was as well. cnn senior political analyst and national journal editor, ron browns seen. and he zipped in at the last second. a little out of breath. polit
and then american research group poll showing mitt romney ahead 26%. huntsman surging in second place. the debates started turning on mitt romney. take a listen. >> if his record was so great as governor of massachusetts why didn't you run for re-election? >> i went to massachusetts to make a difference. i didn't go there to begin a political career running time and time again. i made a difference. i put in place the things i wanted to do. >> can we drop a little bit of the...
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wall street journal/merist poll has romney ahead. and another poll shows obama ahead. president obama acknowledged his first debate performance was a bad night but told diane sawyer he is in it to win it. listen to what he said. >> you're going to win? >> yes. >> you want it more than the first time? >> absolutely. >> david axelrod is the obama campaign senior adviser joining us this morning. nice to see you, sir. thank you for talking to us. when he said a bad night, some people would say that's an understatement. what is he doing differently this time around? >> on tuesday night, i think you'll see. but obviously he got a feel for governor romney and how he was going to approach these debates and he went over the tape himself and he is his own harshest critic. i'm looking forward to next tuesday night. part of what took him aback a little was the degree to which governor romney tried to fudge his positions, walk away and obscure the positions that he's taken. you got a little taste of that in your last half hour on the issue of abortion rights. so that's a challenge.
wall street journal/merist poll has romney ahead. and another poll shows obama ahead. president obama acknowledged his first debate performance was a bad night but told diane sawyer he is in it to win it. listen to what he said. >> you're going to win? >> yes. >> you want it more than the first time? >> absolutely. >> david axelrod is the obama campaign senior adviser joining us this morning. nice to see you, sir. thank you for talking to us. when he said a bad...
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as you mentioned, governor romney won maine and won that cpac straw poll. next up you have arizona and michigan. what happens if he loses there? is this just big, giant stakes at this point? he's tripled his ad buy. is this sort of the moment to watch for? because you look at that poll, that's a problematic poll. >> well, you know, every time people have counted out governor romney he's come back and won. people that counted him out in florida after he lost south carolina, i actually think it made him a better candidate coming out of that loss in south carolina. and, you know, going into michigan i certainly wouldn't count him out. he has a large infrastructure. he's running lots of television. and don't forget there's arizona on the books as well that day. >> right. >> so, you know, i think voters will take a look at both races and we'll see what happens going into super tuesday. i think that's a game changer because super tuesday nationalizes the race. it remains to be seen whether or not either speccer gingrich or senator santorum can run a national race
as you mentioned, governor romney won maine and won that cpac straw poll. next up you have arizona and michigan. what happens if he loses there? is this just big, giant stakes at this point? he's tripled his ad buy. is this sort of the moment to watch for? because you look at that poll, that's a problematic poll. >> well, you know, every time people have counted out governor romney he's come back and won. people that counted him out in florida after he lost south carolina, i actually...
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new poll numbers show a tightening race between mitt romney and rick santorum. arizona and michigan hold their primaries on tuesday, and some analysts are calling the primary in michigan a do or die state for mitt romney. now they seem to say that all the time. the latest poll by the american research group shows mitt romney trailing rick santorum there just slightly, 38% to 34%. within the margin of error so statistically it is a tie. former republican governor tim pawlenty joins us live here. it's nice to have you. we've moved to a different set so we can grab an early interview with you. back in your state of minnesota mitt romney came in third. that was looking tight. he ended up not doing particularly well in your state. as we look at michigan it's very, very tight. how do you predict he'll do? >> in michigan mitt has the momentum. he was trailing a week ago. now most polls have it tied or perhaps mitt with a little bit of lead. in politics momentum matters and that's a reflection of some things. rick santorum didn't get a lot of scrutiny as a second or thi
new poll numbers show a tightening race between mitt romney and rick santorum. arizona and michigan hold their primaries on tuesday, and some analysts are calling the primary in michigan a do or die state for mitt romney. now they seem to say that all the time. the latest poll by the american research group shows mitt romney trailing rick santorum there just slightly, 38% to 34%. within the margin of error so statistically it is a tie. former republican governor tim pawlenty joins us live here....
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cnn/orc poll debate watchers, 48% for president obama, 40% for mitt romney. you sort of grimace. >> i'm actually smiling, because on points, some of the polls say he won the debate. the polls also said you're more or less likely to vote for president obama or mitt romney -- >> most said neither. >> ppp -- >> robo calls. >> it was 47-35. for obama it was 32 most likely, 46 against. the bottom line is that governor romney on initiative counts, which at the end of this debate, who are you going to vote for? who do you want to be commander in chief, governor romney did pretty well last night. >> i'll clarify for the ppp poll. wh we talked about that earlier. it's a robo call. >> he we don't use it at cnn. >> but the cnn poll you count and that was a draw. >> it was a draw, 24% for governor romney and 20 -- >> you look at the president who came out really hot last night. he was hot. my sense is he's seeing his lead dissipates in the polls. >> draws the win is what you're saying? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> a lot of agreement last night. change in tone, we were t
cnn/orc poll debate watchers, 48% for president obama, 40% for mitt romney. you sort of grimace. >> i'm actually smiling, because on points, some of the polls say he won the debate. the polls also said you're more or less likely to vote for president obama or mitt romney -- >> most said neither. >> ppp -- >> robo calls. >> it was 47-35. for obama it was 32 most likely, 46 against. the bottom line is that governor romney on initiative counts, which at the end of...
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governor romney is way ahead there, 55%, president obama at 39% in that polling. let's focus a little bit more on congress. how do you see the balance of power going? if you look at -- >> i'll go out on a limb and -- >> go ahead, sir. >> i was just going to say, i was going to go out on a limb and predict that governor romney will take texas. >> you know, i felt confident that you were going to go out on that very limb and predict that very thing. let's say, in all seriousness that, in fact, the chambers are split and you basically have what we have now. regardless of who wins, how do you navigate that so that we don't have a stalemate like we saw so much over the last years? >> well, again, today is obviously -- i know it's somewhat cliche, but today is the only poll that counts. we're going to have to find out do we have a united government or divided government? regardless, the american people know as a nation we've got to quit spending money we don't have. you know, in the last four years, we've had more debt created than in the last 200. you've got to quit sp
governor romney is way ahead there, 55%, president obama at 39% in that polling. let's focus a little bit more on congress. how do you see the balance of power going? if you look at -- >> i'll go out on a limb and -- >> go ahead, sir. >> i was just going to say, i was going to go out on a limb and predict that governor romney will take texas. >> you know, i felt confident that you were going to go out on that very limb and predict that very thing. let's say, in all...
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romney is polling at 38%, newt gingrich is 29%. it's almost a flip of the poll we got yet, it had newt gingrich at 37%, mitt romney at 28%. if he's such a perfect candidate why does that message not seem to get out to anybody else? >> well, soledad, that's a great question. until last night his debate performances had certainly not been those of the perfect candidate. last night he did shine in the debate, and i think you'll see that reflected in the florida results, but we'll have to see. last night was his best night on the debate stage. up to that time he had not been a rising star, although he has every credential one would want, whether it be in business, whether it be in saving the olympics. i think you remember that. and when he was governor. he's had all the right experience to go there. >> he has great credentials. there obviously is some kind of -- >> go ahead, suzy. >> you know, i think his credentials are as jack says. there has obviously been some kind of connection gap with the voters, some kind of authenticity issue.
romney is polling at 38%, newt gingrich is 29%. it's almost a flip of the poll we got yet, it had newt gingrich at 37%, mitt romney at 28%. if he's such a perfect candidate why does that message not seem to get out to anybody else? >> well, soledad, that's a great question. until last night his debate performances had certainly not been those of the perfect candidate. last night he did shine in the debate, and i think you'll see that reflected in the florida results, but we'll have to...
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when you look at the polls and our polling in particular, the president and mitt romney are basically neck and neck on the issue of the economy. a little bit of an edge for your candidate on the issue of unemployment. but why, with all of those statistics that you just rattled off, why isn't your guy, the business guy, doing better on that? >> it is somewhat perplexing given how poorly the president has managed the economy. there's been a lot of promises, and platitudes. but not a lot of results. that's mitt romney's shtick. he's about getting results, as governor of massachusetts and turning around the olympics. i think there's been a couple things. one the democrats got a little bump out of the convention. two, i think the president has done a good job on tv with some of his face to the camera commercials, making his promises. even though they're some of the same ones he made before, he sounds good. >> it's resonating -- >> now they're actually getting things done. >> you look at this quinnipiac poll this morning that's getting a lot of buzz, the gap between mitt romney and barack o
when you look at the polls and our polling in particular, the president and mitt romney are basically neck and neck on the issue of the economy. a little bit of an edge for your candidate on the issue of unemployment. but why, with all of those statistics that you just rattled off, why isn't your guy, the business guy, doing better on that? >> it is somewhat perplexing given how poorly the president has managed the economy. there's been a lot of promises, and platitudes. but not a lot of...
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mitt romney polling at 40%, rick santorum is polling at 33%, sorry, behind him, and then you have ron paul at 11% and newt gingrich at 8%. if you look at the delegate count, mitt romney at 571, rick santorum 264, gingrich and paul sort of rounding out that list. how do you consistently maintain you have the strongest candidate and there's so much evidence to the contrary? >> well i mean look, after all these states and all this money that mitt romney spent, you got to remember he did this just a few years ago, and two-thirds of the conservative vote don't want mitt romney to be the nominee. how can you say that he's the best person to take on barack obama, when consistently he's proven to be on the same side of the issues of barack obama. >> oh goodness you know i've never said that, i know you're speaking metaphorically. i'm just asking the questions. go ahead, you can jump in. >> this is will cain. i want to ask a question. the list is getting long, former president bush to jeb bush, not just the party establishment but tea party stalwarts, senator ron jo johnson and senator marco r
mitt romney polling at 40%, rick santorum is polling at 33%, sorry, behind him, and then you have ron paul at 11% and newt gingrich at 8%. if you look at the delegate count, mitt romney at 571, rick santorum 264, gingrich and paul sort of rounding out that list. how do you consistently maintain you have the strongest candidate and there's so much evidence to the contrary? >> well i mean look, after all these states and all this money that mitt romney spent, you got to remember he did this...
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one poll shows that maybe governor romney has lots of catching up to do if he wants to win the white house. another poll claiming exactly the opposite. we'll analyze both polls. >>> don't blame the band in that tragic stage collapse. who was responsible for getting the fans out of there when deadly weather was hitting? it's tuesday, april 17th. "starting point" begins right now. ♪ >> welcome back, everybody. that's my playlist. that's mary j. blige. i would play that every morning when i fed my kids breakfast. everybody, take it down a notch. lots to get to this morning. mark lamont hill joins us this morning. no more drama, mark. >> jon fugelsang is with us. will cain. two weeks and every day almost there's more information about what comes you the of that gsa scandal. now you hear testimony yesterday that talked about maybe kickbacks and bribes. >> it just gets worse and worse. how many more do we know and how representative of it that is going on in other government agencies? >> posturing frustrates me. i get this is a major scandal and to do something about it. to watch interac
one poll shows that maybe governor romney has lots of catching up to do if he wants to win the white house. another poll claiming exactly the opposite. we'll analyze both polls. >>> don't blame the band in that tragic stage collapse. who was responsible for getting the fans out of there when deadly weather was hitting? it's tuesday, april 17th. "starting point" begins right now. ♪ >> welcome back, everybody. that's my playlist. that's mary j. blige. i would play that...
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mitt romney, newt gingrich, dead heat in the polls. a big cnn debate tonight that could decide it all. look what's on the line in that state. >>> remember we told you the story yesterday about the east haven, connecticut, mayor and talked about having tacos for dinner. not shockingly, he issued an apology. it took a little while. he did the nonapology apology first and then came around to the real apology. here's what he said. >> i might have tacos when i go home, i'm not quite sure yet. >> i am going to guess he did not have the tacos. apparently, he did not have the tacos and then apologized. the question this morning is, is that apology enough? >>> we'll dig into what has been happening in that city of east haven, connecticut. >>> concussion controversy in the nfl. we have been talking about concussions and then you heard the new york giants' players saying they target opposing team players if they have a history of concussions to try to take them out. back tracking on that. we'll examine what really happens on the field. "starting
mitt romney, newt gingrich, dead heat in the polls. a big cnn debate tonight that could decide it all. look what's on the line in that state. >>> remember we told you the story yesterday about the east haven, connecticut, mayor and talked about having tacos for dinner. not shockingly, he issued an apology. it took a little while. he did the nonapology apology first and then came around to the real apology. here's what he said. >> i might have tacos when i go home, i'm not quite...
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favorable opinion poll of romney is up to 44% from march. >>> propoegz a new route that would avoid nebraska's aquafor, major source of drinking water for the state, very important for the agricultural industry there. president obama had approved a different portion of the old route but denied a full permit for the original project. some ranchers this morning are saying this new route still, they think, is too close to those fragile sand hills. >>> bp says it has reached a class action settlement in the 2010 gulf oil spill. the total payout is estimated at $7.8 billion. but bp says the final tally could be even higher. bp says the deal will cover economic port and medical damage claims. a federal judge now has to grant federal approval of the settlement. more claims against transocean and haliburton. >>> jetblue pilot who suffered a midair meltdown is planning an insanity defense. clayton osbon allegedly left the cockpit, screaming about religion and terrorists, you'll recall, became enraged when the first officer locked him out of the cockpit. >>> today's am house call, new york city consider
favorable opinion poll of romney is up to 44% from march. >>> propoegz a new route that would avoid nebraska's aquafor, major source of drinking water for the state, very important for the agricultural industry there. president obama had approved a different portion of the old route but denied a full permit for the original project. some ranchers this morning are saying this new route still, they think, is too close to those fragile sand hills. >>> bp says it has reached a...
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and what we saw was a slew of improvements in the polling for government romney. who would better handle the deficit? romney went up 16%. who would handle the economy? romney gained 12 points over president obama. taxes, romney was ahead by nine points. health care, romney was ahead by five points. i would mention, the sampling error is almost five points there. but still, in virtually every single question, it was the governor romney who, among people who saw the debate, they felt that he was now ahead in the polls that followed. what do you make of those very devastating numbers for the president? >> i think that governor romney is certainly a skilled debater. and last night he was able to elevate his level of performance. but he did not change the fundamental dynamics of this race, nor did he change some of the policies that actually got us into the economic mess that we have. he embraced the president and agreed that, in fact, he does want to turn medicare into a voucher program, and he still skated and danced and tap danced around how it is that he's going to
and what we saw was a slew of improvements in the polling for government romney. who would better handle the deficit? romney went up 16%. who would handle the economy? romney gained 12 points over president obama. taxes, romney was ahead by nine points. health care, romney was ahead by five points. i would mention, the sampling error is almost five points there. but still, in virtually every single question, it was the governor romney who, among people who saw the debate, they felt that he was...
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newt gingrich is leading the new poll 34rks%. mitt romney is in second place with 31%. and because that's within the margin of error they're basically tied. rick santorum is trailing at 24%. joining our panel this morning is bill arm stead. chairman of the alabama republican party. thank you for talking with us. as i mentioned, everybody sort of says everything is on the line. start by characterizing your electorate for me. what are voters in your state looking for, sir? >> well, thank you very much for having me. of course, in alabama as well as throughout the united states people are concerned about the economy and the jobs. we have no doubt that we can make an improvement over what we have now. so as the candidates have crisscrossed our state in the last two or three days i think one of them will have taken some momentum. we've had all three of the top candidates in alabama and they're all speaking about jobs and the economy and, of course, the fuel prices is another thing that we want to talk about simply because we're seeing a rapid increase in the fuel prices toda
newt gingrich is leading the new poll 34rks%. mitt romney is in second place with 31%. and because that's within the margin of error they're basically tied. rick santorum is trailing at 24%. joining our panel this morning is bill arm stead. chairman of the alabama republican party. thank you for talking with us. as i mentioned, everybody sort of says everything is on the line. start by characterizing your electorate for me. what are voters in your state looking for, sir? >> well, thank...
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and romney political adviser said he doesn't trust polling and the internal numbers are looking better. he said after following the obama campaign manager who was kind of optimistically about the battleground states listen to what he said. >> they're sort of spiking the ball at the 30 yard line, i know. look, ohio there's still 42 days to go. we are in it by any stretch inside the margin of error in ohio. and the obama campaign is going to have some problems there. >> what do you think? i mean, is it too early to be optimistic with double digit leads in some of these states? >> i think it is early days. i think it will be a close race. but i'm very optimistic that the american people will recognize president obama as the leader, that this country needs. not only in terms of our economy but in terms of leading us on the world stage. which is so important to our security and prosperity. >> all right, michele flournoy with the obama campaign. >> thank you. >> ahead on "starting point" a truck driver gets into a car accident and walks away after exiting through the windshield. you got to s
and romney political adviser said he doesn't trust polling and the internal numbers are looking better. he said after following the obama campaign manager who was kind of optimistically about the battleground states listen to what he said. >> they're sort of spiking the ball at the 30 yard line, i know. look, ohio there's still 42 days to go. we are in it by any stretch inside the margin of error in ohio. and the obama campaign is going to have some problems there. >> what do you...
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"/marist poll, president obama 51%, mitt romney at 45%. when you see those numbers, that's, that's not good news for your candidate in two important states. >> well, soledad, what is good news is when you look at the rest of the polling, you think those two, first of all it's a shocker that wisconsin is even in play. we looked at polling last night for pennsylvania is becoming in play. we looked at polling last night that showed that governor romney is moving ahead in the national poll. almost 7%. according to the gallup poll. and one of the things, soledad, that i measure by is not even just the polling, although our polling we think looks really good. but the size of the turnout of these crowds when the governor's coming to virginia. i've never seen crowds like this or enthusiasm like this so we're excited about the direction this is going. i just hope it continues to move in this direction. >> there are some analysis that says and nbc points this out, they say, the reason those polls matter is not a big change from back in september whe
"/marist poll, president obama 51%, mitt romney at 45%. when you see those numbers, that's, that's not good news for your candidate in two important states. >> well, soledad, what is good news is when you look at the rest of the polling, you think those two, first of all it's a shocker that wisconsin is even in play. we looked at polling last night for pennsylvania is becoming in play. we looked at polling last night that showed that governor romney is moving ahead in the national...
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then when you look at battleground states, mitt romney in these polls -- or in this poll has a little bit of a lead. so, again, the obama campaign trying to downplay these polls and obviously the debate tonight really mattering for both of these candidates. let's take a look as well at some of the endorsements the candidates got over the weekend. battleground states, both of them picking up some here. mitt romney, tampa tribune. also picking up the orlando sentinel out of florida. columbus dispatch. not surprisingly the new hampshire nunion leader. president obama also picking up in ohio two ohio endorsements. akron beacon journal and cleveland plain dealer. in colorado the denver post. what's really interesting, soledad, not a ton of enthusiasm. the two florida papers kind of a lukewarm endorsement of mitt romney. same with the ohio papers. the denver post which endorsed president obama saying neither has a plan for the future. >> yeah. that's very true. kind of meh on all of these. do you think it matters, susie? >> the newspapers? i think people look -- most people know what their
then when you look at battleground states, mitt romney in these polls -- or in this poll has a little bit of a lead. so, again, the obama campaign trying to downplay these polls and obviously the debate tonight really mattering for both of these candidates. let's take a look as well at some of the endorsements the candidates got over the weekend. battleground states, both of them picking up some here. mitt romney, tampa tribune. also picking up the orlando sentinel out of florida. columbus...
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the national polls santorum has a two point lead over mitt romney. then this poll, have you seen these favorability numbers. can we pop these up? favorability numbers, mitt romney's faf rabl numbers, the polls are hard to read, if you go top row, was 67%. has dropped down to 54%. >> oops. >> that's bad. the unfavorable rating was 25% not long ago now 40%. will cain is gathering up to say something. >> gathering up with a huge question mark above my head. i don't know what happened other than perhaps his interview with you. his one statement that went out there that everyone could disagree with. what has happened to make his numbers skyrocket? >> or is it rick santorum seeming possible? >> no. this is the result of being the front-runner for a long time. he's being attacked constantly. gingrich, santorum, the republican party is not totally comfortable with him because he's more to the center. he's the most electable republican out here campaigning. newt gingrich will be popping champagne. all of us on the obama side of newt gingrich with the nominee.
the national polls santorum has a two point lead over mitt romney. then this poll, have you seen these favorability numbers. can we pop these up? favorability numbers, mitt romney's faf rabl numbers, the polls are hard to read, if you go top row, was 67%. has dropped down to 54%. >> oops. >> that's bad. the unfavorable rating was 25% not long ago now 40%. will cain is gathering up to say something. >> gathering up with a huge question mark above my head. i don't know what...
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but romney's behind now in every new poll this week, including several crucial swing states. so, what's the next move? the campaign's senior communications adviser joins us. >>> a day harry potter fans have been anxiously waiting for but they are in for a shock. is jk rowling's new adults-only book even worth the hype? >> it is thursday, september 27th. "starting point" begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone. our team this morning, a writer from the new yorker.com. susie welch, reuters. >> good tough here on christmas morning, the morning after the nfl ref deal was made. it was a hail mary pass that started the uproar around now the prayers of millions of football fans have been answered. the nfl referee lockout is over finally. the blown call that blew minds across america on monday night sure late fire, 48 hours after it happened, the league and the refs now have an eight-year collective bargaining agreement, sealed the deal late last night. >> bring in our retired running back tiki barber. joining the conversation is nfl referee red cashman, a league official 40 year
but romney's behind now in every new poll this week, including several crucial swing states. so, what's the next move? the campaign's senior communications adviser joins us. >>> a day harry potter fans have been anxiously waiting for but they are in for a shock. is jk rowling's new adults-only book even worth the hype? >> it is thursday, september 27th. "starting point" begins right now. >>> good morning, everyone. our team this morning, a writer from the new...
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that's the message from the romney folks. >> the kaiser poll is showing that 73% of people now are actually focused on medicare from all of this -- really ever since paul ryan was tapped to be on the ticket. we can show you that poll right there. 73%. and the conversation has moved away from the health care law, 59%. you talk about jobs and the economy. people really aren't discussing that, are they? they are talking about medicare and talking specifically about governor ryan's medicare plans and specifically about paul ryan's budget and paul ryan's medicare plans. isn't that -- isn't that problematic for your party? >> no. i think it's great. i was with speaker boehner the day before yesterday and he said, hey, let's go out and have this discussion. it's president obama who took $700 billion out of medicare. we're trying to save the program. and i think this is an issue that we should be discussing. i don't have a problem discussing medicare or medicaid or some other very important issue. of course we should be talking about that. but i think we've got the winning side of the issue. and ob
that's the message from the romney folks. >> the kaiser poll is showing that 73% of people now are actually focused on medicare from all of this -- really ever since paul ryan was tapped to be on the ticket. we can show you that poll right there. 73%. and the conversation has moved away from the health care law, 59%. you talk about jobs and the economy. people really aren't discussing that, are they? they are talking about medicare and talking specifically about governor ryan's medicare...
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governor romney is winning the tracking poll 49% to 48%. the sampling error is plus or minus throw points. if you look at the poll in virginia, important state as dana was just telling us, governor romney winning there by one point, sampling error is plus or minus four points there. that's from the american research group, i should point out. quinnipiac, that one in colorado, governor romney winning there 48% to president obama's 47%, sampling here or there is plus or minus 3%. in your own state, ohio, likely choice, look aat the numbers. president obama now at 50% prethe debates, first two. he was at 53%. that's a drop of three points. governor romney is now at 45%. pret the debates he was at 43%. i could go on and on. some of these polls have dire numbers in there for you. how worried are you about this? you're laughing. >> i think we're in good shape in ohio. yes. you know, early voting is going very well here in ohio. the president is doing very well in the early voting. we believe we've got a small, but a very meaningful load. i know o
governor romney is winning the tracking poll 49% to 48%. the sampling error is plus or minus throw points. if you look at the poll in virginia, important state as dana was just telling us, governor romney winning there by one point, sampling error is plus or minus four points there. that's from the american research group, i should point out. quinnipiac, that one in colorado, governor romney winning there 48% to president obama's 47%, sampling here or there is plus or minus 3%. in your own...
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mitt romney had two victories on saturday. he won the cpac straw poll with 38% of the vote. rick santorum was second with 31%. mitt romney also appeared to narrowly defeat ron paul to kind of sort of win the maine caucuses, 39% to 36%. there should really be an asterisk next to that, because there's some details there. joining us is the press secretary for the romney campaign. nice to see you. and of course you know what i'm talking about, the different in maine was 194 votes. ron paul will not concede because he says washington county is going to caucus on saturday, so he says it's not over yet. do you still feel confident that your candidate can keep the lead in that race? 194 votes is a squeaker. >> well, the state party declared that governor romney won maine on saturday. that they didn't think that the caucus that was still outstanding had enough votes that could turn it to anyone else. >> they said that about iowa too. if you'll remember. >> well, we're excited about the victories we had this past weekend. governor romney got a great reception on friday at cpac with hi
mitt romney had two victories on saturday. he won the cpac straw poll with 38% of the vote. rick santorum was second with 31%. mitt romney also appeared to narrowly defeat ron paul to kind of sort of win the maine caucuses, 39% to 36%. there should really be an asterisk next to that, because there's some details there. joining us is the press secretary for the romney campaign. nice to see you. and of course you know what i'm talking about, the different in maine was 194 votes. ron paul will not...
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cnn's latest poll of polls has president obama at 48%, governor romney at 47%. after getting an eyeful from the damage from sandy in new jersey, first stop for the president will be green bay, wisconsin. brianna keilar is there for us this morning. hey, brianna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. president obama will be here in a few hours, holding an event here at the airport. this obviously does come on the heels of spending all day yesterday touring the devastation in new jersey and touring the devastation with one of mitt romney's most effective surrogates, chris christie. this was an opportunity, obviously, for president obama to really flex his presidential muscle. i think people can say he did that effectively and also politically, not great for mitt romney as he was trying to surge up politically. some people may wonder if that's reflective in that cnn poll of polls, the president ahead by one point. that's something we haven't seen recently. also taking a look at "the wall street journal" nbc poll out today showing that president obama ha
cnn's latest poll of polls has president obama at 48%, governor romney at 47%. after getting an eyeful from the damage from sandy in new jersey, first stop for the president will be green bay, wisconsin. brianna keilar is there for us this morning. hey, brianna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. president obama will be here in a few hours, holding an event here at the airport. this obviously does come on the heels of spending all day yesterday touring the devastation in...
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mitt romney leading the polls in all three of today's contests. wisconsin is the big prize with a haul of 42 winner-take-all delegates. rick santorum showing no signs of backing down, vowing to stay in the race even if he loses all three primaries today. >>> martha johnson, head of the general services administration, has resigned and two top deputies fired for lavish over-the-top spending at a conference in las vegas. four managers of the gsa have been placed on leave. the conference cost more than $800,000 and featured a mind reader and a clown. former president bill clinton will join forces with president obama to raise some serious dough later this month, a big fund-raiser in virginia at the home of former dnc committee chairman terry mcauliffe, one of three fund-raisers president clinton is holding for november. >>> the u.s. is offering a $10 million boiunty for an alleged terrorist accused of orchestrating attacks in mum buy that killed 166 people, including six americans in 2008. hafiz saeed is the man. >>> minding your business this mornin
mitt romney leading the polls in all three of today's contests. wisconsin is the big prize with a haul of 42 winner-take-all delegates. rick santorum showing no signs of backing down, vowing to stay in the race even if he loses all three primaries today. >>> martha johnson, head of the general services administration, has resigned and two top deputies fired for lavish over-the-top spending at a conference in las vegas. four managers of the gsa have been placed on leave. the conference...
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law a poll tax. what will mitt romney say to the nation's oldest civil rights organization? >>> station break. if you're one of the 20 million direct tv customers, you are waking up with more than two dozen fewer channels this morning. comedy central, bet, and the list goes on. overnight, negotiations falling through, big time. >>> painkiller prescription. oxcontrin makers planning to test their drug on children as young as 6 years old. >>> the cash behind the candidate as big corporations give millions to obama and romney. cnn digs into who's raking in the most green. will the election be decided by wall street and not main street? >>> and home of the beret. the u.s. olympic team in french hats and blue blazers. do these guys look ready for the olympics or a croquet match in the hamptons? >>> good morning to you. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. we begin this morning with a terrifying airline flight into miami.
law a poll tax. what will mitt romney say to the nation's oldest civil rights organization? >>> station break. if you're one of the 20 million direct tv customers, you are waking up with more than two dozen fewer channels this morning. comedy central, bet, and the list goes on. overnight, negotiations falling through, big time. >>> painkiller prescription. oxcontrin makers planning to test their drug on children as young as 6 years old. >>> the cash behind the...
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the most recent polling there has the president and mitt romney in a tie at 45%. the former governor of ohio, democrat ted strickland, is one of tonight's speakers and also the national co-chair of the obama campaign. nice to have you with us. >> great to be here. >> i've heard rumors that you're going to come out on the attack when you deliver your speech. is that true? >> well, i'm going to speak the truth and talk about the president. and what he's done. and i'm going to talk about ohio. >> yes. you're going to come out and be hard. >> well, i don't know if i'll be hard. but, yes, i'll be hard. >> ok. so give us a little preview of what the speech is. give me the heart of it. >> it's a fairly short speech, as you know. time is precious. but i'm going to talk about what's happened in ohio and he's responsible for ohio's economic rebound. it wasn't former governor ted strickland or current governor john kasich. it was barack obama who saved the ougauto industry. and that's responsible we believe for at least in a related way one out of every eight jobs in ohio in
the most recent polling there has the president and mitt romney in a tie at 45%. the former governor of ohio, democrat ted strickland, is one of tonight's speakers and also the national co-chair of the obama campaign. nice to have you with us. >> great to be here. >> i've heard rumors that you're going to come out on the attack when you deliver your speech. is that true? >> well, i'm going to speak the truth and talk about the president. and what he's done. and i'm going to...
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it is the "wall street journal" nbc poll, president at 50%, mitt romney at 45%. if you look at females overall, obama/biden, 51%, romney/ryan at 41%. he posed the question who wants to tackle it, which is so what do you do at this point? >> well, republicans, i think, would be very smart to use linda lingle, she's running for senate, they need her to win the senate seat. she'll likely win, she's universally loved in hawaii. but 70% approval rating as republican and she's pro-choice. there is a possibility here, at least the republicans being able to telegraph the lelectorate there's a diversity of views on the abortion issue. if republicans are smart, i think they'll use linda lingle. >> the problem is the platform. if we're going to do that, if you put it up on the screen, the platform is clear, there are no exceptions laid out for abortion on the platform. >> yeah, and normally it's ignored and not a big factor in the election. and often the nominee has a different position which in this case romney does. the problem is that akin is drawing attention to that pl
it is the "wall street journal" nbc poll, president at 50%, mitt romney at 45%. if you look at females overall, obama/biden, 51%, romney/ryan at 41%. he posed the question who wants to tackle it, which is so what do you do at this point? >> well, republicans, i think, would be very smart to use linda lingle, she's running for senate, they need her to win the senate seat. she'll likely win, she's universally loved in hawaii. but 70% approval rating as republican and she's...
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first ohio poll of late. big jump for mitt romney. he is now 47%. it's right within the margin of error, but president obama is only leading there by four points and mitt romney has made a big gain there. if you look at michigan, according to an epic poll, mitt romney has gained eight points. you can see on the right side of the screen back in september. on the left side of the screen is where they are now, while the president dropped one point. and new hampshire, he has gained four points according to a wmur poll. what's the strategy, going into the vice presidential debate, what's the plan to turn this around? >> we don't think anything needs to be turned around. this race was going to be close. our strategy is to get out there, energize and engage our voters. when people look at the choice it's going to be pretty clear to them that president obama is a better choice for the middle class. we feel very confident in our ground game and we're implementing that across the country. the president was in ohio yesterday, the voter registration deadline, e
first ohio poll of late. big jump for mitt romney. he is now 47%. it's right within the margin of error, but president obama is only leading there by four points and mitt romney has made a big gain there. if you look at michigan, according to an epic poll, mitt romney has gained eight points. you can see on the right side of the screen back in september. on the left side of the screen is where they are now, while the president dropped one point. and new hampshire, he has gained four points...
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if you saw the pew poll today, mitt romney has gone from 18 points down with women to now tied, 47-47. and despite all the rhetoric and all the attempts of the obama administration to separate men from women over social issues, largely contrived, i think men and women care about in this election, soledad, is the economy, getting us back to work and getting us out of debt. mitt romney's point as that he actually affirmatively went out to make sure he had great, competent, qualified women. at one point he had more women in his cabinet than any governor in the country. that was the point. i'm glad the obama administration is having fun with it. the point is that this race is now clearly going in the way of mitt romney because he's a serious candidate. he's a leader. and i think the debates are proving that. >> hang on for one second, governor. i want to ask a question of will cain. he is saying at the end of the day, it's funny and everyone can run around with it. the bigger question is, will it have political impact? supporters will always say not really. >> it's always hard to -- and w
if you saw the pew poll today, mitt romney has gone from 18 points down with women to now tied, 47-47. and despite all the rhetoric and all the attempts of the obama administration to separate men from women over social issues, largely contrived, i think men and women care about in this election, soledad, is the economy, getting us back to work and getting us out of debt. mitt romney's point as that he actually affirmatively went out to make sure he had great, competent, qualified women. at one...
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>> i think if you polled senior citizens most of them would contend to agree with mitt romney. they feel like they've paid into the system and they're getting back what they paid in. and there are a lot of people who didn't pay in -- >> that's before what he just said -- before before those comments. all that polling is before those comments. now he's just said there's a bunch of people -- >> going to say romney supporters. >> but around the kitchen table there are a lot of people that have this conversation. >> is there -- is there also an opening here? i mean you said in one of your articles today how many places noted that republicans will actually like this. like this stance, like what he's saying, like romney saying something they see -- they see as stronger in positionwise. is there something here that he'll win back some of the base that he doesn't? >> look, you've got me defending mitt romney. that's all you need to know. it's a very, very disconcerting thing for me to be doing that. >> but erick, will again, listen, doesn't the fact that you called his comments dumb an
>> i think if you polled senior citizens most of them would contend to agree with mitt romney. they feel like they've paid into the system and they're getting back what they paid in. and there are a lot of people who didn't pay in -- >> that's before what he just said -- before before those comments. all that polling is before those comments. now he's just said there's a bunch of people -- >> going to say romney supporters. >> but around the kitchen table there are a lot...
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south carolina polls show that newt gingrich is closing in on mitt romney. brett o'donnell is the former chief strategist for michele bachmann's campaign. he joins us to talk about the debate tonight, planning, strategy. we have our panel with us. break it down for me. let's look at what i think people would say are two people to watch this evening would be mitt romney, newt gingrich. newt gingrich has a lot of drama happening in his life right now. we don't know exactly what this interview is going to be. how are you prepping him if he's your client? >> for newt, you know, i think that last debate you saw that really newt had a very, very good debate, but newt border lines on condescending sometimes. in fact, in the last debate in sioux city, iowa, i thought he was somewhat con did he accepteding to my candidate, michele bachmann. if i'm prepping newt, i'm going to talk to him especially tonight with the interview coming out about humility, making sure that while he's firm and makes his arguments strongly, that he doesn't come off as condescending, that he
south carolina polls show that newt gingrich is closing in on mitt romney. brett o'donnell is the former chief strategist for michele bachmann's campaign. he joins us to talk about the debate tonight, planning, strategy. we have our panel with us. break it down for me. let's look at what i think people would say are two people to watch this evening would be mitt romney, newt gingrich. newt gingrich has a lot of drama happening in his life right now. we don't know exactly what this interview is...
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polls. >>> at $165 million, it's a steal. the obama administration has decided to buy an empty illinois state prison, once considered for relocating guantanamo bay prisoners. it will house high-security federal inmates and alleviate overcrowding in other prisons. officials say it will not be used for guantanamo detainees, which is prohibited by law. >>> american teenagers are getting the message, drinking and driving don't mix. a new study shows cases of drunk driving among teenagers fell 54%. good news. >> i wonder what those numbers are for texting? i bet that's on the rise. >>> turns out hitching a ride on amman atee is illegal in the sunshine state. a florida woman says she had no idea doing this was against the law. it is. you can't do it. she could face a $500 fine and up to 60 days behind bar. florida law protects manatees from alleged abuse. sheriffs released this photo to track down the woman and she turned herself in. >>> we also have another video going viral this morning. a tv ne
polls. >>> at $165 million, it's a steal. the obama administration has decided to buy an empty illinois state prison, once considered for relocating guantanamo bay prisoners. it will house high-security federal inmates and alleviate overcrowding in other prisons. officials say it will not be used for guantanamo detainees, which is prohibited by law. >>> american teenagers are getting the message, drinking and driving don't mix. a new study shows cases of drunk driving among...
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we've got 32% backing mitt romney according to that poll. the debate last night may have helped gingrich win over south carolina voters. it opened up with a strong response to questions about gingrich's ex-wife's claims that he wanted an open marriage. he was able to turn what was a potential negative into a very positive moment in the debate. listen. >> your ex-wife in an interview to abc news, another interview to the washington post. the story has gone viral. in it she says you came to her in 1999 at a time when you were having an affair. she says you asked her, sir, to enter into an open marriage. would you like to take some time to respond to that? >> no, but i will. [ applause ] >> i think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office, and i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. the story is false. every personal friend i have who knew us in that period says the story was false. w
we've got 32% backing mitt romney according to that poll. the debate last night may have helped gingrich win over south carolina voters. it opened up with a strong response to questions about gingrich's ex-wife's claims that he wanted an open marriage. he was able to turn what was a potential negative into a very positive moment in the debate. listen. >> your ex-wife in an interview to abc news, another interview to the washington post. the story has gone viral. in it she says you came to...
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-- oh, that's romney, 44% for romney choice for president in the general election so the exit polls would indicate there's a little bit of a contradiction in there. >> well, i think that may be right. i'll let the pundits analyze that in the next couple of weeks. this is generally looked at as a blue state. scott walker won bigger last night than two years ago when he got elected governor for the first time. it helps to putis with withis in play given the fact it's about somebody getting results and fixing problems on debt and budget and jobs. that's what walker did and what romney is talking about. i do think in some of the swing states, wisconsin, virginia, florida, ohio, others, when the debate is about getting america out of debt and back to work, this is good news that this is the message that romney is going to be driving that voters in wisconsin responded to and nationally will, too, as well. >> as we started our conversation you said number one the part of the message was overreach, the unions shouldn't have pushed for a recall anyway. >> true. >> also there was a contested
-- oh, that's romney, 44% for romney choice for president in the general election so the exit polls would indicate there's a little bit of a contradiction in there. >> well, i think that may be right. i'll let the pundits analyze that in the next couple of weeks. this is generally looked at as a blue state. scott walker won bigger last night than two years ago when he got elected governor for the first time. it helps to putis with withis in play given the fact it's about somebody getting...
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mitt romney pulling ahead in the polls. he's been endorsed by several. the fight seems like maybe it's coming to a bit of an end. someone said to me he thought it was all of this infighting in order to get to the nomination was a good thing. here's what he said. >> i feel good about this. and i know that people argue over whether, you know, having a tough primary is a good or bad thing. i just happen to believe it's good for our party, as you and i have talked about many times. >> and he and i have talked about it many times, but you and i have talked about it and you said it's not good for the party. what do you think the cost has been so far? >> all you have to do is look at the latest polls, the unfavorables of all of our republican candidates, including mitt romney, who i'm a strong supporter of. the unfavorables are very high. the president has opened a gap between himself and the republicans, as he has watched by. it's been the tenor of this campaign, not the length of it. the personal attacks. all the kinds of things that superpacs are pouring mon
mitt romney pulling ahead in the polls. he's been endorsed by several. the fight seems like maybe it's coming to a bit of an end. someone said to me he thought it was all of this infighting in order to get to the nomination was a good thing. here's what he said. >> i feel good about this. and i know that people argue over whether, you know, having a tough primary is a good or bad thing. i just happen to believe it's good for our party, as you and i have talked about many times. >>...
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>>rick santorum trading places with mitt romney in the polls, attacking president obama on his faith, social issues. we'll talk about that. and we'll talk about whether or not it's working in one of the most critical swing states. >>> and georgia is on his mind. kind of has to be for newt gingrich. he is sweating a little bit about his home state, just like mitt romney is. or is it do or die there for him? >>> get real this morning. pizza place tells parents, no pizza for you if your kids won't shut up. that's a good business getter. will's playing list is going to play us out to commercial break with the dixie chicks. >> world champion dallas mavericks, if i wasn't clear. >> dixie chicks "love it or leave it." >> i love it. ah, welcome to hotels.com. i get it...guys weekend. yeah! if you're looking for a place to get together, you came to the right place. because here at hotels.com, we're only about hotels. yeah! yeah! noooo. yeah! finding you the perfect place is all we do. welcome to hotels.com until the end of the quarter to think about your money... ♪ that right now, you want t
>>rick santorum trading places with mitt romney in the polls, attacking president obama on his faith, social issues. we'll talk about that. and we'll talk about whether or not it's working in one of the most critical swing states. >>> and georgia is on his mind. kind of has to be for newt gingrich. he is sweating a little bit about his home state, just like mitt romney is. or is it do or die there for him? >>> get real this morning. pizza place tells parents, no pizza...
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governor romney is running neck and neck with the president in many polls and most importantly 73% of americans say the economy and jobs is the number one issue in this campaign and trust that governor romney has a better solution and ideas in order to turn the economy around and create jobs and also doing very well in independents and those are the people that will help decide this election. things are doing well and the team he has in place is obviously doing well to put him in that position at this stage of the game. >> always nice to have you. thanks for being with us. >> thank you, have a great day. >> likewise. still ahead, ben labolt is obama's press secretary and he will join us later this morning and in 20 minutes we'll talk about lobbyists in washington. jack abramoff, remember his scandal, he will join us live, a former lobbyist and spent more than three years in federal prison for a corruption scandal. he believes the health care ruling will open the floodgates for more taxes straight ahead. ahead this morning on "starting point" the nba's long time director of security wo
governor romney is running neck and neck with the president in many polls and most importantly 73% of americans say the economy and jobs is the number one issue in this campaign and trust that governor romney has a better solution and ideas in order to turn the economy around and create jobs and also doing very well in independents and those are the people that will help decide this election. things are doing well and the team he has in place is obviously doing well to put him in that position...
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i know the polls show that romney was going to win. give me a sense of when you see the actual numbers, how you feel about last night's race. >> well, you know, what florida voters cared about is the economy. we've had a good year in 2011. unemployment dropped 2.1%, the second fastest drop in the country, but still have 900,000 people out of work. what florida voters want is they want a president who is going to focus on reducing taxes, reducing regulation. and get our economy back to work. and last night governor romney was that candidate. >> governor romney has said, i think as you also said in your campaigning, that being a ceo, which you were, you know, has its benefits because you can tackle issues like this economy, unlike other competitors. has that borne out for you as governor? >> you know, soledad, i think the real benefit is you have a better feel for what businesspeople need. every business in this country worries about taxes and fees and regulation and permitting and litigation risks. and if we want more jobs in this count
i know the polls show that romney was going to win. give me a sense of when you see the actual numbers, how you feel about last night's race. >> well, you know, what florida voters cared about is the economy. we've had a good year in 2011. unemployment dropped 2.1%, the second fastest drop in the country, but still have 900,000 people out of work. what florida voters want is they want a president who is going to focus on reducing taxes, reducing regulation. and get our economy back to...
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a new cnn poll of polls shows mitt romney holding a one-point advantage over the president nationally. >>> the romney campaign hits the reset button today after being idled by superstorm sandy briefly. the republican challenger makes three campaign stops, all in florida, attending rallies at tampa, coral gables and jacksonville. his campaign was buoyed by an endorsement from the telegraph in nashua, new hampshire. the editorial board writes we are confident romney is the candidate who would tackle 9 serious issues facing this nation starting with jobs, the economy and the debt. in the end we couldn't say the same about the president. that paper endorse ed barack oba in 2008. and we're getting late word that mitt romney and paul ryan will kick off a four-day tour starting on friday. they'll be joined by their wimps and some 100 other surrogates will be standing out around the country, condoleezza rice, bobby jindal and senator marco rubio of florida. >> talk about a final push. >> we guarantee it for barack obama, too, we just don't have the details yet. and tuesday is election night.
a new cnn poll of polls shows mitt romney holding a one-point advantage over the president nationally. >>> the romney campaign hits the reset button today after being idled by superstorm sandy briefly. the republican challenger makes three campaign stops, all in florida, attending rallies at tampa, coral gables and jacksonville. his campaign was buoyed by an endorsement from the telegraph in nashua, new hampshire. the editorial board writes we are confident romney is the candidate who...
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fox news poll shows governor romney up by two in the state of virginia. there are only eight true battleground states. you don't sort of say every morning, here's how we're doing by how much in every one of these critical states? >> you know, look, i think the key now, these are such small percentage points and they're within the margins of error that this campaign is going to be all about turnout. and so as i travel around, you know, i was just in pennsylvania, what i keep telling people is don't listen to the noise. either whether it's obama's three points ahead or a point behind. the reality is is that this election is going to be about do people show up to the polls. is there that enthusiasm? are folks coming out? so this is a time that such a close election that this could be very distracts. what people should do, believe in their candidate. remember there's a lot of down ballot tickets, very important, where the senate is going 237 critical house seats, as well. all these elections are going to turn about making sure that the candidates you believe
fox news poll shows governor romney up by two in the state of virginia. there are only eight true battleground states. you don't sort of say every morning, here's how we're doing by how much in every one of these critical states? >> you know, look, i think the key now, these are such small percentage points and they're within the margins of error that this campaign is going to be all about turnout. and so as i travel around, you know, i was just in pennsylvania, what i keep telling people...
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voters in the latest gallop poll. 18-point swing in romney's favor in just the past week. santorum determined to stick around. >> this is an episode of survival. we need to stay on the island, not get voted off, stay on message and have hopefully the grass roots of conservative movements support us. i think you're see that now. >>> washington state holds caucuses tomorrow with ten states up for grabs on super tuesday. the candidates are battling for more than 400 delegates in the next 4 days. >>> meanwhile, newt gingrich campaigning in his home state of georgia yesterday. he says one thing has to happen on super tuesday in order for him to stay in the race. >> i have to win georgia, i think, to be credible in the race. if i win georgia, the following week we go to obamalabama and mississippi. i think i will win most of those. we have a good opportunity to win in kansas. >> the latest poll shows gingrich with a double digit lead in georgia. >>> more dangerous weather on the way in many of the same areas hit earlier this week. high winds, hail, and more large and powerful to
voters in the latest gallop poll. 18-point swing in romney's favor in just the past week. santorum determined to stick around. >> this is an episode of survival. we need to stay on the island, not get voted off, stay on message and have hopefully the grass roots of conservative movements support us. i think you're see that now. >>> washington state holds caucuses tomorrow with ten states up for grabs on super tuesday. the candidates are battling for more than 400 delegates in the...